Jack in the Green is an English folk custom, part of the May Day festival. A person is covered in a framework of green foliage, and then marches in a procession with musicians. It began in the 18th century, though some folklorists connect it with earlier imagery (such as the Green Man).
Scientist, philosopher, and Catholic saint Albertus Magnus supposedly built a brass man that could answer any question. However, this automaton never stopped talking, which so annoyed Albertus' disciple Thomas Aquinas that Thomas smashed it to pieces with a hammer.
A man from Grödig once went to one of the strange maiden dwelling on Untersberg mountain, and complained to her about his wife.
The maiden consoled him and told him that he would "find his wife in an agreeable manner". So... did she turn his spouse into a Stepford Wife?
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Every May 1 until Judgement Day, the Welsh hero Gwythyr battles Gwyn ap Nudd (king of the dead) for Creiddylad (Gwythyr's kidnapped fiancée). As May 1 is the first day of the Celtic summer, many scholars interpret this as a conflict between summer and winter.
Nexö, a town on Bornholm, has a name with a cool etymology. It probably means Nixie-sea, with beings mentioned in Beowulf as nicoras and in Swedish folklore as näcken.
TIL: That Joseph Campbell is trash, universal myths aren't going to save us but maybe folklore can. 
What's your favorite folk lore or public domain story that talks shit about rich people and/or monarchs?
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The Darley Oak is Cornwall’s oldest oak tree dating to around 1000yrs old.
Folklore suggests acorns worn as an amulet will protect the wearer and any wish made beneath it will come true.
The study of #folklore is very useful for understanding how popular narratives develop and spread.
And popular narratives are at the center of the modern #CultureWars . The technology is different, but the fundamentals are still similar.
A possible infestation by the Insects from Shaggai was spotted in Thuringia in 1454.
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After Loki murdered the Norse god Baldur, the other gods imprisoned Loki. In order to create restraints to hold the shapeshifter, Odin turned Loki's son Narfi into a huge wolf, who tore apart Nari (one of Loki's other sons). Then Odin bound Loki with Nari's entrails.
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In Welsh legends, the warrior Iddawc was so eager to witness war and slaughter that when delivering messages between King Arthur and Mordred, he made them as insulting as possible. This destroyed any chance for peace, and thus Arthur and Mordred killed each other. Gino D’Achille
The ghosts of the old Noricans fled into the depths of the mountains when they longer wanted to witness the shame of their descendants losing to the forces of Napoleon.
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An early appearance of Slenderman, and other creepy creatures from German folklore!
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In advance of the April #AtoZChallenge I wrote another blog post. This one is about the epics that have women heroes, but I won't include them in the series in April.
To read the list, and the reasons why, visit the blog:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/03/womens-epics-to-z-stories-i-wont-be.html
(And if anyone has any suggestions for getting translations for some of these, that would be great 
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If ghosts are not willing or able to go in Heaven's light, then they can always be forced to go in the Devil's name.
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